| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing technique counting the number of uses for each function added by plug-in operation. <P>SOLUTION: A counter control part 200 includes a function for counting processing frequency in each image processing and the number of uses in each function achieved by a plug-in module 201, and manages the counted values by using a counter table. A download management part 204 controls the download of the plug-in module in accordance with an operation input from a user which is accepted through a user interface control layer 21. The plug-in module 201 has property information concerned with a function which is achieved by the plug-in module 201, and determines whether the number of uses of the function is to be counted in the case of executing processing for achieving the function on the basis of the property information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |
